Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 37.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 37.1% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states peaked at 40.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1964.
That places Pacific island small states 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.7% | — |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | -24.6% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | +49.0% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -28.3% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +32.7% |
| 1969 | 5.6% | +84.7% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +40.4% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +36.9% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | +35.3% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 15.1% | +99.1% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -51.2% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | +102.6% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -87.0% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +49.5% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +348.2% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -44.9% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +88.3% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +59.8% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +22.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +348.2% | 3.0% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 8.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 2.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 23.7% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 26.7% | 38.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pacific island small states was 37.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1964.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.